Water-closet.



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I WATER 01405322; APPLICATION FILED A'Ucm, 1907.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

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WITNESSES Y vcounty of Carleton,

underside o 'tudina-l section thereof. larged sectional detail-of the endof the seat. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through the to exhaust the'gases therefrom.

Specification of Potters Patent.

latnted Oct. 13, 1908.

. Application flIed'AumutS, 1907. Serial No. 887,228.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known'that I, HARRY W1L I;1AMs CHARLTON, of the city of Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ater- (-los e ts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to; improvements in and the ob ects of my nven water closets, 'tlon are to eliminate the unpleasant odors which at the present time escape during use and to render the meansfor effecting such elimination automatic in character. These objects are carried out'by automatically ere.-

ating a current of air through the bowl of the closet duringuse. and in the embodiment lllustrated this current is created by a fan operated by awater motor Which is thrown automatically intooperation by means of a tiltable back. l

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 iso side view of the closet partially in section.

. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail of the water motor. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the'line 2-2 Fig. 2, Fig.4 is aview of the t Fig. 5'. is a long}.

the "seat.

' Fig. 6 is an; en-

water wheel.

In the drawings, like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure;

In the drawin s, A represents the bowl of the closet suitab y connected to. the tank B ')ro\'ided with the usual flushing mechanism.

In accordance with my invention an exhausting fan C" islprovided, located conveniently with regard to'the bowl andladapted I In theembodiment illustrated the fan-is located in the space above the water in the ta k B and is .-nnected to the bowl through t, emedium of a conduit 4 which communicates with a elm-n1.

nel running aroumltbe bottom of-thefseat and which is preferably covered by a plate c having perforations cl therein. To equalize the flow of air around the bowl, the n-rt'orations t wards the front thereof are gradually enlaiig'ed as shown. The fan discharges through a conduit e into the vent i *lating pipe. W hile the exhausting fan maybe operated by any suitable meansy'I to employ a water motor, as thisnlay' be conveniently operated by the snpplyot} water for the closet.

The water wheel D ispreferably directly connected to the shaft f of the fan C and 1 has its outlet pipe emptying into the tank B. A. valve h is provided in the supply pipe 2' forfthe watermotorand this valve is con'-' nected to a tiltable back rest E. This may be conveniently accomplished by securing the'back to thexspindle j of the valve. The

back rest is normally held in its outermost position by a tension spring it connected thereto and'to a rodl extending transversely across the tank. To prevent the back rest exerting a continual pressure against the back of the'user, and thus producing discomfort, a'spring catch mis provided adapted to engage aprojection n shaped piece of narrow spring metaL'under which the projection n is adapted to spring" and be retained in osition. To enable the seat to be readily reed from the stop, the

back rest, is preferablgepivoted to thespindle j whereby it may swung laterally. out of engagement with the catch. When the back rest is swung about the pivot on the spindle j, the .end n will be moved'sidewis'e .out of engagement with the narrow s ring catch m, disengaging it therefrom, an per- }mitting it to return to its normal position under the action of the spring is.

As a further aid to the operation of the closet, I provide means for automatically op-.

erating the flushing vmechanism when the back rest is released. 'These means comprisea lever a secured to the spindlej and having an extension 79 connected thereto by a rulejoint q and normally held in alinement with the leveri'by aspring. r. The extension 7) is adapted, when the s indle is escillated, l) the tilting of'the bac to engage the end 0 a lever s on the rod 1, the opposite end ofthe lever being connected by a 'suit-' able chain t or other means to-tl mechanism. (not shown). On its u )ward movementi the projection will itself tilt but .-.on the downward movement it will oscillate the lever.

' In operation, the user tilting the back rest 105 opens the valve h which causes water to flow iii-through theinlet pipe 1? and thus rotate the wheel which operates the fan to draw.

the air and obnoxious gases from the bowl I through the channel I) and conduit (I into the ventilating pipe; To flush the closet, the ilser moves the back rest sidewise which dison the back rest, when the rest is in its innermost position. -The catch m, as shown, is in the form of a U-v le flushing 00 engages it from the stop when the compression spring 7: tilts it to its first position, simultaneously shutting OFF the water from the water wheel and operating the flushing meoha'nisin- It will be observed that on the ha *kward movement of the back rest the flushing mech anism is not affected as the rule joint per mite; the extension 7) to pass the eiul Of the lever a without tilting the same The water discharging from the motor into the tank, will be taken ("are of in the usual \Cnff.

The invention will suoeesstully prevent the production of all hail ()(lUl'S in the rooms in Which the closet is ph eetl and i crease the'hygienie eliieieney oft/the eloet.

While the invention has been tleseriher herein with great pa ticularit v of detail, it will be readily understood that in Carrying out thesame e ianges may he made in the (letails thereof without departing}; from the spirit of the ini'eiitiOn.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a water closet, the (annhimition with the howl and flushing tank therefor of a Water motor (list-har into the flushing! tank, an inlet pipe thereior, a. valve in the inlet pipe, a tiltahle hack, com'ieetim meant: between the valve and the ti hle ha 1, and means operated by the motor for ere tine a current of air in the howl, lever eomieeting' means between the same and the Valve, a projection COHHCCtGtl to the lever by rule joint a pivoted leve adapted to he tilted by the projection on the return mormnent of the first mentioned lever, and eoimecting means adapted t exteml between the same and the flushing; meehznnsm.

In a water closet, the eomhiirition with the bowl antl flushing: tank euppogtetl atl- 'jitCQllt thereto, ot a fa adapted to :haust the bowl, a water motor for operai' in the same, a back rest tillaolv suoporied from the tank, aml a oontmlling ralre for the water motor operateil in the tilting of the back rest.

In a Water closet, the eomhination with. 1 howl, flushing tank therefor anil flush mechanism, of a. illlZIl lO back rest, hyrauli wally operated exhausting means For the bowl, means operateil by the haekwartl movement of the back rest for throwing the exhausting mains into operation and means operated bf, the forward movement of the bark rest for ope ating the flushing mechanism.

In a water closet, the combination with the bowl, flushing tank theref0"and {lushing mechanism, of a tilta ble back rest, hydraulically operated exhausting means for the bowl, means operated by the backward movement of the back rest -tor throwing the exhausting means into, operation, means operated by the forward movement of the hack rest, for operating the flushing mechanism,

and means engaging the hack rest and retaining; it in its innermost position during use oi the closet whereby the pressure on the hack of the user ma; be elimimited.

in. a water closet, the conihination with the how], finishing tank therefor and hushing meehanisi'n, of a tiltahle back rest, l1 y draiulically operate/(l exhauetinnmeans for the bowl, means operated by the backward movement of the erated h lhe :l orwaril movement {or operating: the flushing mechanism. aml a spring catch for retaining; the hack reel in its inner most position.

(3. In a water closet. the eomhination with the howl. flushing tank therefor aml llualn mg mechanism, ot a fan aeiapietl to exhaust the howl, a water motor operatingihe :same.

a back rest, means; for supporting the same with freedom to tilt hoth i'orwzmlly roarwardly and, laterally, means operated by the forward and rearward "tilting for control ling the water motor, and the liushinn' meeh auism, and means for retaining the rest in its innermost position adapted to he iii engage h lateral tiltiu V 1 H()- .1 w "l A. t, t. In a amt: t not, hit tommna ion an I the howl, liushinz tank therefor aml inshing HLBClltiHISlD, in a laptc i to exhaust the howl, a water motor operating th sauna a hat-l: rest, means for upportin the same "A1 nun Mack rest for throwing: the exhausting means into (,Pklililflfl, 1110:1115 opi en) 

